Constructive Force
Destructive Force
Natural Disasters
Forms Found on Land
Water, Water, Everywhere
100
dropping off and building up of moved sediments and soil in a new location
What is deposition?
100
vibrations of the earth along a faultline
What are earthquakes?
100
A zone where one tectonic plate slips underneath another, resulting in the most violent earthquakes.
What is a subduction zone?
100
a steep-sided valley
What is a canyon?
100
river flows because of this
What is elevation and gravity?
200
the mass movement of land due to gravity
What are landslides?
200
the process of breaking down of rock
What is weathering?
200
this National Park sits on a super volcano that, if it exploded, would probably cover most of North America in ash.
What is the Yellowstone National Park?
200
wide, flat areas of land
What are plains?
200
the regular rise and fall of ocean waters due to the moon's gravity
What are tides?
300
mountains with openings from which lava bursts
What are volcanoes?
300
seeds that fall into cracks and break rocks as they grow is an example of
What root wedging?
300
huge waves, often caused by earthquakes, that cause a lot of destruction on land.
What are tsunamis?
300
lowlands found between hills or mountains
What are valleys?
300
water that falls is cracks and freezes resulting in broken rocks
What is ice wedging?
400
large amounts of water covering land that is usually dry
What are floods?
400
the movement of sediments and soil by wind, water, or gravity
What is erosion?
400
This very windy storm starts in the ocean and moves in a circular motion. It has an "eye" in the middle of it.
What is a hurricane/typhoon?
400
a mountain from which lava comes
What is a volcano?
400
forms canyons by eating away rocks and sand, and carrying to another location
What is a river/erosion?
500
type of student who completes his or her homework
What is SMART!
500
the mass movement of land due to gravity
What are landslides?
500
the line where tectonic plates bump or rub together.
What is a fault line?
500
a plateau, pushed or lifted up from underneath is an example of this
What is a uplift?
500
the repeated movement of water that can wear away land or deposit sand along the shore
What are waves?
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